Levin named to Obama science panel
University President Richard Levin will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, The White House announced on Monday.
In an address at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, President Barack Obama said he will call on the council for advice “about national strategies to nurture and sustain a culture of scientific innovation.” Obama appointed 20 people to the council; Levin, Yale’s Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Economics, is the only economist in the group.
“I think President Obama would like to restore this as a very...
Can you spell "o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-s-t"? Gee, maybe Obama will invite Levin and his wife to stay in the Lincoln bedroom just like Shrub did at the beginning of his first term...NOT!
The man knows his science. One assumes.
How can Obama's speech be "brilliant" when he didn't write it and couldn't even read it? Perhaps Levin should rephrase by saying "Obama's speechwriter did a brillian job." Of course, one can no longer say that this emperor [Obama] has no clothes without political fallouts.
Yes, he's an opportunist. He takes every chance he has to improve the world we live in, regardless of who's in the White House. I appreciate his efforts.
Oh, and the speech was brilliant (#4) as the policies were brilliant (I think that's the most important part, right?). Do you actually disagree with any of the policies, or are you just an opportunist out to bash Obama?
Three points... a) Levin is doing what is best for Yale, b) See Point A, c) Shutup
It's great how Levin can switch from being in Bush's camp to Obama's camp in just a few months.